Estuaries and Coasts

Aims & Scope

Estuaries and Coasts is the journal of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF).

Begun in 1977 as Chesapeake Science, the journal has gradually expanded its scope and circulation.

Today, the journal publishes scholarly manuscripts on estuarine and near coastal ecosystems at the interface between the land and the sea where there are tidal fluctuations or sea water is diluted by fresh water.

The interface is broadly defined to include estuaries and nearshore coastal waters including lagoons, wetlands, tidal fresh water, shores and beaches, but not the continental shelf.

The journal covers research on physical, chemical, geological or biological processes, as well as applications to management of estuaries and coasts.

The journal publishes original research findings, reviews and perspectives, techniques, comments, and management applications.

Estuaries and Coasts will consider properly carried out studies that present inconclusive findings or document a failed replication of previously published work.

Submissions that are primarily descriptive, strongly place-based, or only report on development of models or new methods without detailing their applications fall outside the scope of the journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	2.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5405

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1360

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.934

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	124

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Is Ocean Acidification an Open-Ocean Syndrome? Understanding Anthropogenic Impacts on Seawater pH

  Citation: 577

  Authors: Carlos M., Iris E., Tommy S., Ylva S., Alexandra, Laura, Jacob, Julie A., Malcolm

• Seasonal and Annual Fluxes of Nutrients and Organic Matter from Large Rivers to the Arctic Ocean and Surrounding Seas

  Citation: 545

  Authors: Robert Max, James W., Bruce J., Suzanne E., Ekaterina, Timothy I., Viacheslav V., Tatiana Y., Peter A., Daniel J., Robin, Robert G., Alexander V., Sergey A.

• Return to Neverland: Shifting Baselines Affect Eutrophication Restoration Targets

  Citation: 511

  Authors: Carlos M., Daniel J., Jacob, María

• The Charisma of Coastal Ecosystems: Addressing the Imbalance

  Citation: 420

  Authors: Carlos M., William C., Robert J. W., Tim J. B.

• Controlling Eutrophication along the Freshwater–Marine Continuum: Dual Nutrient (N and P) Reductions are Essential

  Citation: 400

  Authors: Hans W.

• Hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Does the science support the Plan to Reduce, Mitigate, and Control Hypoxia?

  Citation: 363

  Authors: N. N., R. E., B. K, D. F., P., M. C.

• Medium- and Long-term Recovery of Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems: Patterns, Rates and Restoration Effectiveness

  Citation: 359

  Authors: Ángel, Daniel M., Michael, Charles A.

• True Value of Estuarine and Coastal Nurseries for Fish: Incorporating Complexity and Dynamics

  Citation: 354

  Authors: Marcus, Ronald, Ivan, Rod M.

• The Arctic Coastal Dynamics Database: A New Classification Scheme and Statistics on Arctic Permafrost Coastlines

  Citation: 329

  Authors: Hugues, Pier Paul, Nicole, Sebastian, Felix, David, Jerry, Georgy, Dmitry, Donald Lawrence, Allison, Mikhail, Hans-Wolfgang, James, Torre, Rune Strand, Stanislav, Wayne H., Volker, Sergey, Steve, Frits, Irina, Alexander

• Consequences of Climate Change on the Ecogeomorphology of Coastal Wetlands

  Citation: 287

  Authors: John W., Robert R., Donald M., Alejandro, James, Robert R., Larissa, Linda, Court

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